Synthesis and properties of metal poly(butyl acrylate)

• Published in: Journal of applied polymer science Vol. 71; no. 4; pp. 547 - 550
• Main Authors: CARDENAS T, G, SALGADO C, E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York John Wiley & Sons, Inc 24-01-1999; Wiley
• Subjects: Applied sciences; butyl acrylate colloids; doped polymers; Exact sciences and technology; metal clusters; Organic polymers; Physicochemistry of polymers; Polymers with particular structures; Preparation, kinetics, thermodynamics, mechanism and catalysts; thermal stability; Heterogeneous polymerization; Metal cluster; Free radical polymerization; Butyl acrylate polymer; Preparation; Composition effect; Doped polymer; Metal; Colloidal dispersion; Experimental study; Thermal stability
• ISSN: 0021-8995; 1097-4628
• DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4628(19990124)71:4<547::AID-APP4>3.0.CO;2-U

Butyl acrylate colloids were obtained by codeposition at 77 K of the monomer with several metals such as Pd, Au, Ag, Cu, Zn, Cd, Ga, In, Ge, Sn, Sb, and Bi. The colloids were polymerized with different amounts of an initiator (AIBN) at 65°C for 0.5 h and a wide range of viscosity‐average molecular weights (Mv, 104–105 g/mol) were obtained depending upon the metal used. The metal colloid concentration and stability are reported. The thermal stability and metal composition are also described. The polymers are stable even at 400°C, with Ga–poly(butyl acrylate) being the most stable at 407°C. The metal content ranged between 0.10 and 1.32% w/w for the highest MW fraction and between 0.11 and 1.09% w/w for the lowest MW fraction. Polymers with several colors were obtained depending on the metal used. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 71: 547–550, 1999